Historic City of Yazd
Also known as Heritage district of Yazd, Historic district of Yazd
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (v).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Iran
Inscribed
2017
Area
196 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic City of Yazd is in Yazd. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Persian Garden, about 220 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Yazd · about 478,000 peopleabout 2 km north
- Qomsheh · about 118,000 peopleabout 240 km west
- Isfahan · about 1,628,000 peopleabout 270 km west
- Marv Dasht · about 125,000 peopleabout 280 km south-west
- Khomeini Shahr · about 437,000 peopleabout 290 km west
- Yasuj · about 97,000 peopleabout 300 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IranCultural220 km away
IranCultural220 km away
IranCultural260 km away
IranCultural266 km away
IranCultural267 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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